War as I Knew it - Hardcover

War as I Knew It

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 425 p. : illustrations ; OCLC 902158304 and 394259 ; LCCN 47006664 ; LC D743 .P3 Dewey 940.542 ; red cloth with black lettering in red, yellow and black dustjacket ; Contents: Operation Torch -- Operation Husky -- The Campaign of France Avranches Brest to the Moselle -- Forcing the Line of the Moselle 25 September -- The Capture of Metz and the Saar Campaign -- The Bastogne St Vith Campaign The Bulge -- The Eifel to the Rhine and the Capture of Trier -- The Capture of Coblentz and the Palatinate -- Forcing the Rhine Frankfurt on Main and Across the Mulde -- Crossing the Danube and Entering Czechoslovakia and Austria -- Reflections and Suggestions -- Earning My Pay -- Operation Torch -- Composition of II Corps -- Composition of an Army -- Headquarters, I armored division -- Letters of Instructions -- Roster of Principle Staff Officers, Headquarters, Third Army -- Corps that served with Third Army -- Divisions that Served with Third Army ; A classic of American military history first published in 1947, War as I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S.Patton, Jr., the legendary general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled tactician of World War II.Drawing from General Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report, this narrative presents a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats -- including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge. Patton's letters from earlier military campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, complemented by a powerful retrospective of his guiding philosophies, further reveal a man of uncompromising will and uncommon character. War As I Knew It presents a fascinating portrait of the full-of-vinegar, controversial commander."Few military figures in American history have laid siege to the public imagination more relentlessly than George S. Patton, Jr.His name still evokes the dash and brio of a cavalry charge."-- Rick Atkinson ; ownership stamp on front endpaper fill sheet , of Edward William Girard (1930-2020), a Boeing engineer & Rockwell Missile Systems Division operational analysis manager that served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was instrumental in proposing national re-emphasis on maritime strategy in the wake of the Israeli Six-Day War in 1967 & earlier, in 1961, the use of war games to function as pseudo-experiments, producing data for analysis ; VG/FINE. Book. Artikel-Nr. 009951

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